I have a kid who plays violin.  I took him to a Kansas concert a while back and now he sees the some potential for the instrument.  I want to put together a really great CD of some great prog songs featuring violin.  The Kansas stuff is obvious (Can I Tell You, Death of Mother Nature Suite), plus I have -

Apocolypitc Bore - Amon Duul 2
Neignborhood 3 - The Arcade Fire
Dilbar Dil Se Pyare - Caravan
The Great Spectacular - Dixie Dregs
Nirvana Reprise - Henry Cow
Stupid Questions - New Model Army
Music for a Found Harmonium - Penguin Café Orchestra
Cockroach - Sleppytime Gorilla Museum
Tarzan - VDGG

Any other (or better) suggestions?

Great violin prog:

- KBB
- Gerard

I RECOMMEND YOU CURVED AIR : the violinist is DARRYL WAY except in "AIR CUT" (1973) : there was EDDIE JOBSON.

• AIR CONDITIONING (1970) : ( as just said on the previous thread, listen to "VIVALDI" an instrumental song just for violin).This is their most famous piece of work!
• SECOND ALBUM (1971)
• PHANTASMAGORIA (1972)
• AIR CUT (1973)
• CURVED AIR LIVE (1975)
• MIDNIGHT WIRE (1975)
• LOVECHILD (released in 1990, consists of unreleased material recorded in spring 1973)
• AIRBORNE (1976)
• ALIVE 1990 (live)

FAMILY : RIC GRECH is the violinist:

• MUSIC IN A DOLL'S HOUSE (1968)

• FAMILY ENTERTEINMENT (1969)

GENTLE GIANT : RAY SHULMAN (violin, bass, guitar)

• GENTLE GIANT (1970)
• ACQUIRING THE TASTE (1971)
• THREE FRIENDS (1972)
• OCTOPUS (1973)
• IN A GLASS HOUSE (1973)
• THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1974)
• FREE HAND (1975)
• INTERVIEW (1976)
• LIVE-PLAYING THE FOOL (released in 1977, consists of live performances between 1975/1976 all around the world)

KING CRIMSON : DAVID CROSS at violin:

• LARK'S TONGUES IN ASPIC (1973)
• STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK (1974)
• RED (1974)

MAGMA : DIDIER LOCKWOOD is the violinist:

1. MAGMA LIVE (2 lp 1975)

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, with GRAHAM SMITH on violin:

1. THE QUIET ZONE/THE PLEASURE DOME (1977)

COMUS (COLIN PEARSON - violinist):

1. FIRST UTTERANCE (1971)

EAST OF EDEN (DAVE ARBUS, great violinist):

1. MERCATOR PROJECTED (1969)
2. SNAFU (1970)
3. EAST OF EDEN (1971)

HIGH TIDE (SIMON HOUSE - violinist)

1. SEA SHANTIES (1969)
2. HIGH TIDE (1970)
3. PRECIOUS CARGO (released in 1989 , it includes 1970's unpublished tapes )

HENRY COW (FRED FRITH : violin, guitar, piano)

1. LEGEND (1973)
2. UNREST (1974)
3. DESPERATE STRAIGHTS (1975)
4. IN PRAISE OF LEARNING (1975)
5. CONCERTS (2 lps ; 1974/75's live recordings)

JADE WARRIOR (with guests violinists) :

1. KITES (1976)
2. DISTANT ECHOES (1993)

PANAM LIMITED (DAVE GRIFFITHS : bass, violin, keyboards) :

1. INDIAN SUMMER (1970)

PAVLOV'S DOG ( SIEGFRIED CARVER : violin) :

1. PAMPERED MENIAL (1975)

QUINTESSENCE ( RON ROTHFIELD: violin)

1. IN BLISSFUL COMPANY (1969)
2. QUINTESSENCE (1970)
3. DIVE DEEP (1970)

STRING DRIVEN THING ( GRAHAM SMITH : violin)

1. STRING DRIVEN THING (1970)
2. STRING DRIVEN THING (1972)
3. THE MACHINE THAT CRIED (1973)
4. PLEASE MIND YOUR HEAD (1974)
5. KEEP YER AND ON IT (1975)

THIRD EAR BAND ( RICHARD COFF : violin)

1. ALCHEMY (1969)
2. THIRD EAR BAND (AIR EARTH FIRE WATER - 1970)
3. ABELARD AND HELOISE ( recorded before MACBETH, in 1970)
4. MUSIC FROM MACBETH (1972 with SIMON HOUSE on violin)
5. THE MAGUS (2005, with SIMON HOUSE on violin, VCS3, sitar and piano)

ARTI + MESTIERI ( GIOVANNI VIGLIAR : violin)

1. TILT (IMMAGINI PER UN ORECCHIO-1974)
2. GIRO DI VALZER PER DOMANI (1975)
3. ESTRAZIONI ( CORRADO TRABUIO on violin ; 2005)

PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (MAURO PAGANI : violinist)

1. STORIA DI UN MINUTO (1972)
2. PER UN AMICO (1972)
3. PHOTOS OF GHOSTS (1973)
4. L'ISOLA DI NIENTE (1974)
5. THE WORLD BECAME THE WORLD (English version of "L'ISOLA DI NIENTE" - 1974)
6. LIVE IN U.S.A. (1974)
7. CHOCOLATE KINGS (1975)
8. JET LAG ( with GRGORY BLOCK on violin - 1977)
9. SUONARE SUONARE ( with LUCIO FABBRI on violin - 1980)

QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA : DONALD LAX (1st album) and CLAUDIO GILICE (2nd album) on violin

1. QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA (1972)
2. IL TEMPO DELLA GIOIA (1974)

ALAN SORRENTI (JEAN-LUC PONTY and TONI MARCUS on violin)

1. ARIA (1972)
2. COME UN VECCHIO INCENSIERE ALL'ALBA DI UN VILLAGGIO DESERTO (1973)

CELESTE ( MARIANO SCHIAVOLINI on violin and guitar)

1. PRINCIPE DI UN GIORNO (1976)

And.............

You might want to listen to some Jean-Luc Ponty.    He's a Jazz guy. But; certainly one of the best in the World.

lunaticviolist wrote: Quite a list, ANDREW!

No doubt!! Very impressive, indeed!

Check out Anna Phoebe, as well. She rocks!

http://www.annaphoebe.com/ - http://www.annaphoebe.com/

Also; Mark Wood. He makes his own Violins.

http://www.markwoodmusic.com/ - http://www.markwoodmusic.com/

Deus Ex Machina

U.K with Eddie Jobson

There's also Laurie Anderson

http://www.laurieanderson.com/home.html - http://www.laurieanderson.com/home.html

David Ragsdale is all over the place with his violin.  He was in Kansas for LP Freaks of Nature and I have him on three different other bands stuff.  Salem Hill, Cryptic Vision, LA Underscore.  There are others he has done too. 

Greg H. wrote: Check out Anna Phoebe, as well. She rocks! http://www.annaphoebe.com/ - http://www.annaphoebe.com/ Also; Mark Wood. He makes his own Violins. http://www.markwoodmusic.com/ - http://www.markwoodmusic.com/

Bern,  Lark's Tongue in Aspic - a major oversight on my part, thanks.

progreviews, HOLY CRAP!  Where the hell did you find these guys Miasma?  I picked up The Black Dahlia Murder and popped it in driving to work this morning (before I'd had my morning coffee, by the way) - just about skidded off the road!  Very lively bunch, those guys.

To the rest of you (and especially Andrew for such a great shopping list) - thank you!  I'm slowly working my way through some of these, and easily have enough for at least a couple CDs.

BTW, Greg H., I may not need any of these anyway, thanks to you.  Anna Phoebe may give my kid all the incentive he needs to keep fiddlin', just considering the fringe benefits.